How to Install and Uninstall dsniff Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: April 27,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dsniff on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dsniff" package

This tutorial shows how to install dsniff on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dsniff
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dsniff" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dsniff on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dsniff
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dsniff package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dsniff
Version: 2.4b1+debian-31
Installed-Size: 430
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdb5.3, libnet1 (>= 1.1.2.1), libnids1.21 (>= 1.23), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libx11-6, libxmu6 (>= 2:1.1.3), openssl
Description: Various tools to sniff network traffic for cleartext insecurities
Description-md5: f59711cd7b27b929d9435bf6750d88a7
Homepage: https://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, protocol::ethernet,
protocol::http, protocol::ip, protocol::smtp, protocol::ssh,
role::program, scope::utility, use::monitor, works-with::mail
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dsniff/dsniff_2.4b1+debian-31_amd64.deb
Size: 99744
MD5sum: 7cf1620c9a6f1a374a6c926eec56cb8f
SHA256: c00171bea53101254005db82e10ac945ee37a90cb96038e960db147075b2e504